10/01/2021
ECA Safety Committee Seminar - "Workers Comp Issues / Working During COVID Conditions"
The Safety Committee Seminar was held on Thursday, September 30, 2021.
The Electrical Contractors’ Association of City of Chicago (ECA) Safety Committee was proud to have sponsored a special two-part program that was held on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at the Drake Oak Brook Hotel, Oak Brook, IL. The session was called, "Workers Comp Issues / Working During COVID Conditions." The program had two presenters: Anthony J. Cacchillo, Esq., Cacchillo Law Group LLC and John Dimos, an Industrial Hygienist and a Construction Safety Council Instructor.
FIRST HALF OF PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
A focus on compliance with Workers Compensation issues, OSHA Logs and documents, and Incident investigations was presented by Anthony J. Cacchillo, Esq., Cacchillo Law Group LLC.
Topics covered, included:
- Burden of Proof
- Accident Investigation
- Light Duty
- Independent Medical Examinations
- Spoliation of Evidence Issues
SECOND HALF OF PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
This session featured a discussion regarding work during COVID issues presented by an John Dimos, an Industrial Hygienist and a Construction Safety Council Instructor.
Topics covered, included:
- Infectious Agents
- Viruses
- Components & Definitions
- Lifecyle of the Pandemic Coronavirus - What it does, Long-term effects, Immune Response, Antigen/Antibody, Natural Immunity, Vaccines
- Workplace Exposures
- Airborne Transmission
- Control & Source Control
- Face Coverings
- CDC/ NIOSH / OSHA Guidance
We thank Mr. Cacchillo and Mr. Dimos for their time with the special presentations!
Pictured above from left to right are:
John Dimos, an Industrial Hygienist and a Construction Safety Council Instructor,
Bill Pineda, ECA Safety Committee, Kelso-Burnett Co.,
John Dimos, an Industrial Hygienist and a Construction Safety Council Instructor,
Bill Pineda, ECA Safety Committee, Kelso-Burnett Co.,
Jerry McGlynn, ECA Safety Committee Chair, McWilliams Electric Company, Inc., and
Anthony J. Cacchillo, Esq., Cacchillo Law Group LLC.
Anthony J. Cacchillo, Esq., Cacchillo Law Group LLC.
Pictured above is:
Jerry McGlynn, ECA Safety Committee Chair, McWilliams Electric Company, Inc.
Jerry McGlynn, ECA Safety Committee Chair, McWilliams Electric Company, Inc.
Pictured above is:
Bill Pineda, ECA Safety Committee, Kelso-Burnett Co.
Pictured above is:
Anthony J. Cacchillo, Esq., Cacchillo Law Group LLC, as he began his presentation.
Pictured above is:
John Dimos, an Industrial Hygienist and a Construction Safety Council Instructor,
as he began his presentation.
as he began his presentation.